as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
Allen retreated to the 14-yard line, sized up the pressure and desperately darted right as two pass rushers converged.
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Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
But even amid the joy of widespread publication and supportive reviews, Bruner thinks back on his father, who tried so desperately to get the book published in English.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
Mental health counselors available to assist first responders struggling
First responders and emergency personnel, who have been working around the clock for days — first desperately searching for survivors, and now tragically recovering remains — are exhausted, Hoagland said, but remain resilient.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The Magic have desperately missed that juice and high-energy from the All-Defensive guard.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
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Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
But even amid the joy of widespread publication and supportive reviews, Bruner thinks back on his father, who tried so desperately to get the book published in English.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
Mental health counselors available to assist first responders struggling
First responders and emergency personnel, who have been working around the clock for days — first desperately searching for survivors, and now tragically recovering remains — are exhausted, Hoagland said, but remain resilient.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The Magic have desperately missed that juice and high-energy from the All-Defensive guard.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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Her father picks it up for him, but is disappointed to see what appears to be a condom imprint, making for an extremely awkward moment in front of the family.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The whole sequence was shot in the forest with John Turturro on a day that just happened to be extremely foggy.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The team struggles terribly from 3-point range, averaging a league-worst 30.6 percent.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In an interview, Mr. Martin said his view was being badly misinterpreted.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Knowing how badly Laine had been struggling with the Montreal Canadiens, coming into the tournament on an eight-game pointless streak, Pennanen had a one-on-one conversation with the mercurial scoring star.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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First and foremost, South Korea has high pollution levels, which cause skin sensitivity, and cica is known to be incredibly calming.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is an excellent way to stay connected with customers, too — and responding directly to any exceptionally negative or positive feedback is incredibly impactful when done well.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Her story is very similar to what Milla experiences in the show.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Vroom, vroom, baby: All of Chelsea Handler's friends loved one of her exes in particular, and there's a very oddly specific reason why.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In some locales like Bali, the trendy cafes and other businesses popular among foreigners are too expensive for locals who earn a daily minimum wage of about $10.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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From the looks of their business book, there is still too much non-serious investing, lots of buying of any kind of any crypto and all sorts of options.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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That proximity to real intimacy without fully succumbing to romantic feelings is so incredibly hot.—
Emily Martin,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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When a would-be client first dialed Andrew Howard, her timing was so serendipitous that the Jacksonville, Florida, designer thought he was being pranked by someone in his office.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The vile memes, violence, anti-Semitism, homophobia and anti-trans hate that were so commonplace in the Proud Boys were all really just a big joke — trolling, Rehl said.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Specific Drapery Styles Do not underestimate the power of drapery, which can really affect whether or not your living room looks contemporary.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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